Chatwin, Bruce
Utz (Vintage Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099770015
- author:
- Chatwin, Bruce
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Pages:
- 128
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Utz As Seen on BBC Between the Covers is a novel by Bruce Chatwin that tells the story of Kaspar Utz, a man driven to protect his collection of porcelain figurines at any cost. In war-torn Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious Meissen porcelain.
Despite restrictions from the Communist state, Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, but he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him. As a result, he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner of both the state and his collection. This poignant novel explores the complexities of identity and the power of art in the face of oppression.
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